Susan B. Geffen serves the Culver City area as an elder law attorney from her offices in Hermosa Beach at 2447 Pacific Coast Hwy #234, advocating for elderly clients and their family members. With over 30 years of experience, Susan handles a wide range of legal issues affecting the elderly or disabled, including long-term planning, healthcare concerns, retirement matters, conservatorships, Medi-Cal planning, asset protection, living trusts, and probate. Her practice focuses on addressing both the financial and physical challenges seniors face, particularly those with cognitive impairments from stroke, Alzheimer’s, or Parkinson’s disease. Susan approaches asset protection and long-term planning as means to help clients design lasting legacies for their families through strategies such as gifting assets, acquiring insurance coverage, placing assets in legal trusts, and tax planning. She specializes in helping clients prepare for potential long-term care needs without depleting lifetime savings while ensuring proper care. For a consultation, contact Susan at 800-285-2659.
Legacy Law Center serves clients from multiple Missouri locations including 3401 Technology Drive, Suite 219, Lake St. Louis, MO 63367, focusing on Medicaid planning for seniors. The firm specializes in helping elderly clients navigate the complex world of Medicaid benefits, which provide essential safety net coverage for seniors who cannot afford their long-term care costs. Their attorneys emphasize the critical importance of proactive planning due to recent changes in government Medicaid regulations, particularly the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005, which created complex eligibility requirements including lookback periods, income caps, transfer penalties, and waiting periods. Legacy Law Center helps clients understand Missouri’s specific Medicaid rules and avoid actions that could lead to penalties and delay benefit approvals. Their elder law attorneys offer personalized consultations to determine immediate Medicaid eligibility and develop strategic plans for asset allocation to lawfully access available benefits. The firm also assists with crisis planning when immediate care is needed, helping clients navigate the maze of regulations while protecting as many assets as possible. For assistance, call (636) 486-2619.
Attorney Anne K. Burnett leads Burnett Legal Group at 17525 Arbor St., Omaha, NE 68130, serving elder clients with expertise in long-term care planning. The firm specializes in Medicaid qualification, veterans benefits, and Social Security Disability assistance, helping families navigate the complex eligibility requirements essential for obtaining these crucial benefits. With nursing home costs averaging $6,300 monthly in Nebraska, their elder law attorneys provide invaluable guidance on asset preservation and public benefit qualification. The practice addresses nursing home concerns including billing disputes, discharge planning, and resident treatment policies. Their genuinely caring, solutions-oriented approach extends to offering life care contracts, advance directives, and guardianship assistance. With additional office locations in Gretna, Burnett Legal Group attorneys take time to thoroughly understand each client’s unique situation, aligning their legal strategies with the family’s most important goals. Contact them at (402) 810-8611 for a consultation with their dedicated Omaha elder law team.
Elder Needs Law serves Miami seniors and their families from their office at 2641 NE 207th Street, #100, Aventura, FL 33180. Led by attorney Jason Neufeld, author of “The Florida Medicaid Planning Book,” the firm specializes in comprehensive elder law services addressing the unique challenges faced by aging individuals. They provide expert guidance in estate planning, Medicaid planning, and long-term care planning, offering tailored legal solutions that protect clients’ interests and assets. Their elder law attorneys understand the complexities of guardianship, aging in place versus nursing home care, and incapacity planning. They help clients navigate Medicaid regulations, structure finances to qualify for benefits, and explore options for long-term care based on individual preferences and financial situations. Their approach ensures clients receive necessary care while preserving assets in ethical ways. Highly rated by clients for their responsive communication and thorough service, Elder Needs Law can be reached at (305) 931-0478 for a consultation about securing your loved one’s future.
Keystone Elder Law P.C. delivers exceptional legal representation with a personal touch to individuals and families facing the complexities of aging in South Central Pennsylvania. From their Mechanicsburg office, this specialized firm offers comprehensive assistance in various elder law matters, ranging from estate planning to nursing home crisis management. Their Pennsylvania elder law attorneys adopt an interdisciplinary approach that includes a Care Coordinator, typically a nurse or social worker, whose expertise complements their legal team. Specializing in long-term care planning, Medicaid planning and asset protection, estate planning, and Alzheimer’s and dementia legal services, Keystone Elder Law provides personalized solutions for seniors’ unique needs. Their attorneys listen attentively to clients’ concerns, evaluate all available options, collect relevant documentation, handle complex paperwork, and take appropriate action to protect elderly clients’ best interests. With offices in Mechanicsburg, they serve clients in Harrisburg and throughout South Central Pennsylvania, ensuring that seniors receive the specialized legal guidance needed to navigate this challenging stage of life. Contact them at (717) 697-3223.
The Elder Law Office of Joseph M. Olimpi, LLC operates from 396 4th St., Beaver, PA 15009, providing legal assistance to older adults and their families. Their attorneys are experienced in elder law litigation, probate, and estate administration. As individuals age, they may face expensive medical needs and increased reliance on care from others, whether in nursing homes, assisted living facilities, or at home. The firm helps older Pennsylvanians and their families conserve assets while seeking the best care in the most suitable environment. They address the increased risk disabled individuals and the elderly face regarding financial exploitation, abuse, or neglect. Their elder law services include legal and financial planning for long-term care, Medicaid planning, applications and appeals, estate planning, Special Needs Trusts, advice to agents under durable power of attorney, advice to guardians, probate and estate administration, alternatives to probate, guardianship, Veterans Benefits, wills and trusts, charitable planning, living wills, irrevocable trusts, and trust administration. They also offer appointments as Executor, Agent, Trustee, Guardian, and Trust Protector. Contact the firm at (724) 888-2830 for a consultation about your elder law needs.
Indiana Estate & Elder Law provides comprehensive elder law services from their offices in Fishers, Rockville, and Wabash, Indiana. The firm emphasizes that elder law, intricately linked with estate planning, remains vital even without traditional estate planning documents like wills, trusts, powers of attorney, healthcare proxies, or living wills. Their services focus on qualifying clients for essential benefits including Medicaid, Medicaid Waivers, and Veterans Benefits while minimizing the depletion of accumulated assets. Their benefits team specializes in navigating the complexities of applying for and appealing benefits, helping clients who mistakenly believed they were ineligible by providing expert guidance in completing applications, strategically managing asset allocation, and adhering to strict timelines. The firm offers personalized Medicaid discussions based on individual needs, whether for benefits, waivers, or complementary strategies, encouraging prospective clients to schedule meetings with their Medicaid Benefits Specialist to explore unique goals and appropriate solutions. Contact them through their website for personalized elder law assistance.
Sullivan Estate Law operates from 65 Boston Neck Road in North Kingstown, RI 02852, offering comprehensive elder law services with James C. Sullivan as the first Certified Elder Law Attorney (CELA) in Rhode Island. The practice provides extensive guidance on healthcare, long-term care planning, wealth transfer, and estate planning for older and disabled individuals. Their elder law services include Medicaid planning, asset protection, Medicaid applications, Veterans Asset Protection Trusts, real estate transfers, guardianship avoidance, and probate avoidance. The firm creates personalized plans addressing end-of-life planning, nursing home costs, and estate planning through tools such as Healthcare Power of Attorney, Living Wills, and Durable Financial Power of Attorney. Emphasizing listening and providing legal advice in plain English, Sullivan Estate Law helps clients navigate complex issues including nursing home planning strategies, Medicaid asset protection, and Veterans benefits. Since 1955, they have served Rhode Islanders, helping preserve assets earned over a lifetime and establishing legacies for future generations. For information: 401-294-9556.
The Ligon Firm operates from 158 Scranton Connector in Brunswick, GA 31525, with additional offices in Kingsland and St. Simons Island, specializing in elder law services. With almost thirty years of experience in elder law, their attorneys provide compassionate guidance on sensitive legal matters affecting senior citizens. The firm assists clients with creating wills that achieve specific intentions, establishing powers of attorney tailored to individual circumstances, and developing healthcare directives that ensure medical treatment preferences are respected. Their elder law practice includes comprehensive estate planning for asset protection and management, probate and contested probate administration for deceased loved ones, and establishing guardianships or conservatorships for incapacitated family members. The Ligon Firm attorneys treat each situation with expertise and compassion, working closely with clients and their families to protect rights, assets, and interests in both short and long-term scenarios. Their reputation for experience, dedication, and commitment to senior citizens has earned them the confidence of clients across Brunswick, St. Simons Island, and the Golden Isles. Call (912) 261-2263 to schedule a consultation.
The Law Offices of Steven E. Springer, with locations in San Jose, Morgan Hill, and Fremont, California, provides comprehensive elder law services for Santa Clara County residents. With nearly 15% of California’s 39 million residents aged 65 or older, the firm addresses the unique vulnerabilities seniors face regarding healthcare and potential fraud or abuse. Their elder law attorneys handle estate planning, helping seniors decide who receives their property after death and planning for future incapacity. They guide clients through healthcare and long-term care issues, including the staggering costs that can quickly deplete savings. The firm assists with Medicaid planning, navigating eligibility requirements and financial thresholds that can be challenging for seniors with resources above eligibility limits. Attorneys also help with guardianship establishment when seniors can no longer make decisions for themselves, providing legal processes when loved ones become unable to manage daily affairs. The firm emphasizes that planning ahead is always wise, sparing families from having to speculate about healthcare wishes and asset distribution.
